Ambassador of Italy to the U.S. visits Little Rock
Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States, is traveling to Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Kentucky to meet with local authorities, promote business, cultural, and scientific ties with Italy, and raise awareness about Expo Milan 2015 and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). On Tuesday, he traveled...
Italian bottles among 2015 best wines
by Claudia Astarita Financial Times released this weekend its own "selection of fuller-bodied red, white and fortified wines", introducing them as "the kind of wines that we think are perfect for fireside conversation and comforting, slow-cooked meals". Rosés and lighter-bodied reds are definitely out this year, at least in the Un...
Top Manager dell’Emilia Romagna conquista 5 stelle Forbes per l'anno 2015 negli Stati Uniti d’America in California
Sono sempre più italiani che hanno successo all'estero ed anche quest'anno l'America riconosce al TOP Manager italiano Giuseppe Lama le 5 stelle Forbes Travel Guide al Resort Pelican Hill e la SPA (il centro benessere), inoltre altri 2 riconoscimenti per l'anno 2015 ottenuti da "Golf Digest's America's" 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses, come "ammin...
Taste of Italy in the heart of Hardware City
by Johnny Burnham For decades Angelo's Market has been serving up its fine Italian-style foods to not only those who live, work or may be traveling through the Hardware City, but beyond as well. The deli is a New Britain staple, but it has also stretched its reach outside of the city through its growing catering service. Whether one chooses t...
Siena's Cathedral Opens the Gate of Heaven
The Siena Cathedral's Gate to Heaven opened on March 9 and will remain open until October 31, 2015. Thanks to a project by Opera della Metropolitana di Siena, visitors can now enjoy a unique view of the magnificent Romanesque-Gothic church built between the 13th and 14th centuries, from a place as high up as the stars. The Tuscan city's cr...
Save the Saint with us. A crowd-funding campaign to safeguard Italian-American cultural heritage
New York and Milan, two important cities, divided by an ocean yet so alike in the respect for culture, food and love of the arts. A new project, Save the Saint, is bringing the two closer by revealing an extremely interesting element of shared history. Save the Saint is a crowd-funding campaign launched by International Patrons of Duomo di Milano...
Gei Awards 2015 a Gualtiero Marchesi – 15 aprile
Il 15 aprile a New York serata di Gala nella Grand Ballroom del Plaza Hotel di Manhattan per premiare chi ha dato un grande contributo all'immagine e al prestigio dell'Italia nel mondo. Le eccellenze italiane nel mondo saranno al centro delle celebrazioni per il quarantesimo anniversario della fondazione del Gei (Gruppo Esponenti Ita...
Billy Martin, baseball's brawling legend
The eternal return of baseball season invites a special nostalgia for a time when the game's greats didn't seem like the hothouse athletes of today so much as a national register of regular guys. Tall, short, skinny, fat: Baseball legends came in every shape, like the rest of us, yet managed to awe us with their unlikely mastery of a sport that has...
Despite protests, Expo 2015 a potential diplomatic setting
By Colleen Barry The Expo 2015 world's fair showed potential as a backdrop for serious diplomacy as it opened Friday for a six-month run, even as it also served as a lightning rod for anti-globalization protests. North Korea stepped out of its isolation as a last-minute participant, and there are signs that Turkey may use the occasion...
Italian comfort food coming to Carmel
by Camilla M. Mann The former GM of Cantinetta Luca is getting ready to open a home-style Italian restaurant of his own called Il Tegamino in the picturesque Court of the Golden Bough in Carmel. Giuseppe Panzuto and his brother Salvatore previewed their new restaurant Saturday as part of the 23rd Annual Winemakers' Celebration. "I...
Best friend you never knew
By John Ruane Sometimes you attend an event and the thought of it is gone the next day. Sometimes it stays with you, like Doug Buffone's wake and funeral. Having grown up in the 1960s in Chicago, the teams of that era were best known for two players, Dick Butkus and Gayle Sayers. They were incredible football players and so much fun...
Festa Italiana is Calling all Foodies to Submit Recipes in its Second Annual Chef’s Choice Recipe Contest; Organizers Announce the Return of Celebrity Chef Rossella Rago
Festa Italiana, presented by Calypso Lemonades, is calling upon foodies everywhere to participate in its second Chef's Choice Recipe Contest taking place Sunday, July 19 in the Cucina Showcase. Beginning now through June 15, 2015, Festa Italiana is accepting Italian appetizer ("antipasti") recipe submissions by email or by mail. After the June 15...